0:00:02 > 0:00:07Good evening from Wales Today. The headlines: A hospital apologises
0:00:07 > 0:00:16for the care of 84-year-old Marion John after her surgery. Her
0:00:16 > 0:00:26daughter says she was neglected. mother had died. I pressed the bell
0:00:26 > 0:00:32
0:00:32 > 0:00:36and nobody came. One in three children living in
0:00:36 > 0:00:44poverty and the number rising. A charity says it is a national
0:00:44 > 0:00:49disgrace. This woman struggles to fill in the fridge. I cannot give
0:00:49 > 0:00:53them the things they need. carrier bag charge. Research shows
0:00:53 > 0:00:56a dramatic drop in the number being used. More people are stealing
0:00:56 > 0:00:59trollies and baskets. In tonight's sport: 30 years ago,
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Swansea City at Anfield, John Toshack at the helm. Tomorrow the
0:01:02 > 0:01:04clubs lock horns once again. And the Welsh weather could spoil
0:01:04 > 0:01:14tonight's Welsh derby as the regions get their World Cup stars
0:01:14 > 0:01:16
0:01:16 > 0:01:20back - it's a washout at Rodney Parade.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24The daughter of an 84-year-old woman who died of complications
0:01:24 > 0:01:28after heart surgery says her mother was neglected in her final days and
0:01:28 > 0:01:32the family kept in the dark about her condition. She has told an
0:01:32 > 0:01:37inquest that Marion John was moved 17 times in 19 weeks while she was
0:01:37 > 0:01:43receiving hospital care. The health board at Withybush Hospital in
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Haverfordwest have apologised. Megan Busby arrived at Milford
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Haven's Coroners Court with a husband with one question. Why her
0:01:49 > 0:01:54mother went from being an independent woman to never
0:01:54 > 0:01:58recovering from an operation. Marion John underwent heart surgery
0:01:58 > 0:02:02for a new valve at Morriston Hospital in surgery. She developed
0:02:03 > 0:02:08a series of infections. When transferred to Withybush Hospital,
0:02:08 > 0:02:11her family described communication here as dire. They said she was
0:02:11 > 0:02:15made numerous times between hospitals in the final months of
0:02:15 > 0:02:20her life. Mum's care, 19 weeks in hospital,
0:02:20 > 0:02:27she was moved 17 times. There was poor communication. It was dire at
0:02:27 > 0:02:32the end. The end of her life was not as it should have been. We were
0:02:32 > 0:02:37left alone in a room in Withybush Hospital and my mum had died. I
0:02:37 > 0:02:42pressed the bell and nobody came. Marion John died five months after
0:02:42 > 0:02:45the initial operation. The original cause given on the death so that it
0:02:45 > 0:02:49was bronchial pneumonia. The family disputed for the cause of death and
0:02:49 > 0:02:52it was changed to a condition related to internal bleeding from
0:02:52 > 0:02:56the autumn. A post-mortem showed there was no signs of bronchial
0:02:56 > 0:02:59pneumonia. The health board responsible apologise to the family.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03The health board regrets the distress caused by the
0:03:04 > 0:03:08circumstances surrounding this case and apologises to her family. We
0:03:08 > 0:03:13will review the case in the light of the inquest to ensure any
0:03:13 > 0:03:16relevant lessons are learned. Megan Busby says she can take comfort in
0:03:16 > 0:03:21the accidental death verdict recorded today and hopes the family
0:03:21 > 0:03:24can move on from one of the most distressing times of their lives.
0:03:24 > 0:03:30A leading charity is warning the Welsh government could miss his own
0:03:30 > 0:03:34target of eradicating child poverty by 2020. One in three children in
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Wales lives in poverty. Save The Children says it is a disgrace.
0:03:37 > 0:03:44Caroline Evans has been to Glyntaff Estate in Rhydyfelin near
0:03:44 > 0:03:51Pontypridd to speak to people there about life on the poverty line.
0:03:51 > 0:04:01The ones with the orange stickers on. How much of a saving is that?
0:04:01 > 0:04:03
0:04:03 > 0:04:08About �5. I just looked in the aisle and in the bread stall, I get
0:04:08 > 0:04:18bread for 15p if I go after 6pm. I can get cheap things. Mandy told me
0:04:18 > 0:04:19
0:04:19 > 0:04:24she was embarrassed litter fridge is filled with cut-price fruit. --
0:04:24 > 0:04:28food. I have been here some nights and cried. I cannot give him the
0:04:28 > 0:04:33things he wants. Christmas is round the corner and I have not got the
0:04:33 > 0:04:38money to go out and get everything that he wants. He wants Labour. I
0:04:38 > 0:04:43cannot afford that. I have not got the money. But Mandy is by no means
0:04:43 > 0:04:47alone. -- Lego. Child poverty is growing in Wales. One of the
0:04:47 > 0:04:52official definitions of poverty is where a single parent with two
0:04:52 > 0:04:57children lives are less than �37 a day. The Welsh Government has
0:04:58 > 0:05:02pledged to eradicate child poverty by 2020. But increasingly, those
0:05:02 > 0:05:07working in the field fear that target could slip. It means having
0:05:07 > 0:05:10a life which is effectively stunted. It means having a life where
0:05:10 > 0:05:15opportunity is denied to you. Opportunities that are their
0:05:15 > 0:05:18children get. It means going to bed at night hungry in a cold bedroom.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22A means not being able to study properly, not having health
0:05:22 > 0:05:28outcomes that match other people, not having a life that is less than
0:05:28 > 0:05:34it should be. That is a disgrace. We are allowing this to happen to a
0:05:34 > 0:05:38younger generation. There are 200,000 children in Wales living in
0:05:38 > 0:05:43poverty. 90,000 in severe poverty. It is the highest rate in the UK.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46As a conference to address the issue, the minister responsible
0:05:46 > 0:05:51told me she believed the Welsh government is making a difference.
0:05:51 > 0:05:56But she seemed less confident that they would hit their own target.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01are committed to working right across the Welsh government to take
0:06:01 > 0:06:08positive steps on this. We know Wales is the first country in the
0:06:08 > 0:06:12UK to legislate for Child poverty and we know in law we have those
0:06:12 > 0:06:17responsibilities as have other public bodies. You have pledged to
0:06:17 > 0:06:22eradicate child poverty by 2020, is that there are going to happen?
0:06:22 > 0:06:26have to be positive about that. It is going to be difficult. It would
0:06:26 > 0:06:30not be realistic for me to say otherwise. But with the Palace that
0:06:30 > 0:06:39we have got, we will do our very best to alleviate the effects of
0:06:39 > 0:06:43poverty and to deliver for our children. A child's eye view of
0:06:43 > 0:06:51poverty at this school. The pupils have been exploring what it means
0:06:51 > 0:07:00in their lives. It hurts my heart and other people. It is not fair
0:07:00 > 0:07:03that people are poor and they get treated like they are animals.
0:07:03 > 0:07:10council should give everybody in poverty a home to stay in. While
0:07:10 > 0:07:18for them it is about wanting safer places to play, for others it is a
0:07:18 > 0:07:22question of survival. Back here on the Glyntaff Estate, no-one is rich.
0:07:22 > 0:07:27Managing his extra hard for some. One young woman told me because her
0:07:27 > 0:07:31partner has moved back in with her this week, a benefits -- her
0:07:31 > 0:07:35benefits have been stopped and she has no money to buy milk for her
0:07:36 > 0:07:40baby. She is managing by borrowing from friends and family. Mandy is
0:07:40 > 0:07:46grateful for the money she gets. In a way, she does not think it should
0:07:46 > 0:07:53go up. But she also knows how just a little more could make a huge
0:07:53 > 0:07:58difference. It is heartbreaking. I did a shop yesterday and a boy came
0:07:58 > 0:08:08in and had no money. I had 10 pence change and I said, they you are,
0:08:08 > 0:08:09
0:08:09 > 0:08:13get yourself some sweets. But it is hard to see their little faces.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Tata Steel is cutting 70 jobs at its Llanwern site in Newport. It is
0:08:16 > 0:08:18closing the part of the business responsible for products like road
0:08:18 > 0:08:22barriers and flooring for the construction industry. The Welsh
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Government says it is disappointed by the news. Union officials are to
0:08:25 > 0:08:28meet with the company to discuss ways to avoid any compulsory
0:08:28 > 0:08:38redundancies, but Tata bosses say the operation has been making a
0:08:38 > 0:08:39
0:08:39 > 0:08:44loss and is no longer viable. has been a really difficult time in
0:08:44 > 0:08:50the business following economic downturn. Particularly, what has
0:08:50 > 0:08:53happened with the construction market. It has a direct impact
0:08:53 > 0:08:56negatively on the local business here.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59A woman who admitted stealing �50,000 pounds from a Wrexham
0:08:59 > 0:09:01charity for herself and her family was rushed to hospital earlier
0:09:01 > 0:09:04after taking tablets during a court hearing. Miriam Beard pleaded
0:09:04 > 0:09:08guilty to nine counts of fraud and theft from the Plas Madoc project.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10She is due to be sentenced in December.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13The commission examining whether the Welsh Government should gain
0:09:13 > 0:09:17additional powers has held its first meeting. The Silk Commission
0:09:17 > 0:09:20met at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Over the next few months,
0:09:20 > 0:09:23it will discuss whether Wales should have the power to raise its
0:09:23 > 0:09:28own taxes in areas like rubbish dumping and air passenger duty. But
0:09:28 > 0:09:30even the power to raise income tax will be discussed. The chair of the
0:09:30 > 0:09:40Commission, Paul Silk, hopes people from across Wales can have their
0:09:40 > 0:09:46say before it reports back next autumn.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50We will have mechanisms where we go all over Wales, meeting people who
0:09:50 > 0:09:53have things we want to here. Already people have things they
0:09:53 > 0:09:57want to say to us. We want to talk to them.
0:09:57 > 0:10:02Talking of politics, with news of a special series of reports next week,
0:10:02 > 0:10:07here is our political editor. Have you ever wondered where your
0:10:07 > 0:10:11money goes? And how the Government spent it? From now on, the Welsh
0:10:11 > 0:10:16government is making it easier to find out where your pounds, if not
0:10:17 > 0:10:21your pennies, go. Everything that is spent over �25,000 will be made
0:10:21 > 0:10:26available online every month for you to seek at the click of a mouse.
0:10:26 > 0:10:32So the data is all there. But what does it tell us? Join me throughout
0:10:32 > 0:10:37next week to find out. Still to come: They certainly look
0:10:37 > 0:10:43pretty but on the eve of Bonfire Night, there are new calls for
0:10:43 > 0:10:53Chinese lanterns to be banned. biggest concern is injury to
0:10:53 > 0:10:53
0:10:53 > 0:10:57animals. Injury with the wire. It has been at one month since we
0:10:57 > 0:11:00started paying 5p for a carrier bags and the first research has
0:11:00 > 0:11:04been done into its impact. Researchers at Cardiff University
0:11:04 > 0:11:08suggest there has been a dramatic reduction in the use of bags. But
0:11:08 > 0:11:15there have been a few teething problems with more people stealing
0:11:15 > 0:11:20baskets and shopping trolleys. Our reporter is at the supermarket.
0:11:20 > 0:11:26I bet you, like many other people, have got one of these in the car
0:11:26 > 0:11:30boot. It is a bag alive. Since stores have started charging 5p per
0:11:30 > 0:11:35bag, more of us are bringing our own. Research proves that is just
0:11:35 > 0:11:38the case. More than 90% of stores are now charged 5p per bag. That
0:11:39 > 0:11:44does mean that some are charging more and some are still not
0:11:44 > 0:11:50charging a tall. Of those that are, some retailers have reported 95%
0:11:50 > 0:11:56reduction in a number of bags they are giving out. For 70% of shoppers
0:11:56 > 0:12:01agree with the charge. Since the charges come into play, it seems
0:12:01 > 0:12:10some people are turning to stealing trollies? Yes. Whilst the majority
0:12:10 > 0:12:15of us are bringing our own bags and reducing them, apart from reduction
0:12:15 > 0:12:20in the number, they are reporting a reduction in the number of trolleys
0:12:20 > 0:12:24they have. Customers are using them to take they did so. Apart from
0:12:24 > 0:12:28that, we are seeing people are using for bin bags to take their
0:12:28 > 0:12:33route home. On top of that, shops have said they have seen customers
0:12:33 > 0:12:39stuff items into their pockets, handbags. They are carrying their
0:12:39 > 0:12:44goods in their hands. Police have concerns it is difficult now to
0:12:44 > 0:12:48detect shoplifting if that is the case. Yes. We did speak to a few
0:12:48 > 0:12:52individual police officers during our survey and that was one of the
0:12:52 > 0:12:57concerns they raised. For them, it could prove more difficult for them
0:12:57 > 0:13:02to prove a case of shoplifting. Because we are putting things in
0:13:02 > 0:13:09our pockets. I guess for all of us, we have got to remember to take on
0:13:09 > 0:13:14receipt home. What about stores that are not charging? Will they be
0:13:14 > 0:13:19prosecuted? It depends on why they are not charging. Some shops said
0:13:19 > 0:13:22they will not hand out carrier bags. They'd found the whole thing in the
0:13:22 > 0:13:32legislation to difficult. Others said they would change the quality
0:13:32 > 0:13:33
0:13:33 > 0:13:40of the bags. For others, if you do not charge a minimum for a bag that
0:13:40 > 0:13:44fix -- that fits a paper bag, yes, they could be fined up to �5,000.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48Thank you. Since we have been here, shoppers have been coming from the
0:13:48 > 0:13:55tills and have been armed with these bags, ready to go. Obviously,
0:13:55 > 0:13:57the message is getting across. A hotel that was once owned by the
0:13:57 > 0:13:59family of Laura Ashley has been placed in administration.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Llangoed Hall, near Brecon in Powys, will remain open while
0:14:02 > 0:14:05administrators try to find a buyer for the business.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08The Plaid Cymru MEP Jill Evans is to pay a �500 fine after refusing
0:14:08 > 0:14:12to pay her TV licence. The party's president was taking part in a
0:14:12 > 0:14:14protest by the Welsh Language Society over changes to S4C funding.
0:14:14 > 0:14:23She pleaded guilty at Pontypridd Magistrates Court and says she now
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Politicians and opinion formers should take a stronger stance on
0:14:26 > 0:14:29the threat to English language broadcasting in Wales. That's
0:14:29 > 0:14:34according to the former director of BBC Wales. Menna Richards is giving
0:14:34 > 0:14:36a lecture on the subject in Aberystwyth this evening. Ms
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Richards understands most of recent debate surrounding broadcasting
0:14:39 > 0:14:41here has focused on S4C, but says she's surprised how little
0:14:41 > 0:14:48attention has been given to cutbacks in English language
0:14:48 > 0:14:52programming. I think people have been
0:14:52 > 0:14:56preoccupied by the future of S4C, understandably so. I think that
0:14:56 > 0:15:00perhaps people haven't realised what has been going on behind the
0:15:00 > 0:15:04scenes with English-language television programmes. The people
0:15:04 > 0:15:08who make those programmes at BBC and ITV do a fantastic job. I think
0:15:08 > 0:15:14audiences in Wales deserve more output, more programme that tell
0:15:14 > 0:15:17them something about their lives, reflect their interests and their
0:15:17 > 0:15:20obsessions and passions. Now if you were watching last
0:15:20 > 0:15:22night's programme, you'll have seen our story about the problems some
0:15:22 > 0:15:25disabled people have had getting their NHS wheelchairs replaced or
0:15:25 > 0:15:29repaired. We featured 16-year-old Zoe Walker from Rhos-on-Sea, who's
0:15:29 > 0:15:33been waiting nine months to get her manual chair fixed. Her motorised
0:15:34 > 0:15:36one is also broken. Well, after last night's programme we had call
0:15:36 > 0:15:39from businessman Sir Stanley Thomas, he's offered to make a substantial
0:15:39 > 0:15:49contribution towards the cost of buying a new specialised chair for
0:15:49 > 0:15:51
0:15:51 > 0:15:56Zoe and he hopes others will be moved to step in and help too.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01The weather is taking its toll tonight in Newport. The fire
0:16:01 > 0:16:06service dealing with a number of flooding incidents.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10Torrential rain in Newport over the past few hours. The pitch at Rodney
0:16:11 > 0:16:15Parade is pretty waterlog. We will be there in a moment to see if
0:16:15 > 0:16:18tonight's game is going ahead between the Dragons and the Blues.
0:16:19 > 0:16:28Let us start with football. A big game for Swansea City this
0:16:29 > 0:16:40
0:16:40 > 0:16:46weekend. There has been plenty of history between these Keven Mealamu
0:16:46 > 0:16:49side. It was back in October 1981 that John Toshack took his Swansea
0:16:49 > 0:16:55side to Anfield. Their first year in Division One after winning
0:16:55 > 0:16:59promotion. As a former player, Liverpool was a special place for
0:16:59 > 0:17:05John Toshack. It was an emotional afternoon. Days before, the funeral
0:17:05 > 0:17:10had been held for Bill Shankly. In his honour, Toshack unveiled a
0:17:10 > 0:17:16Liverpool shirt underneath his Swansea tracksuit. It caused a stir.
0:17:16 > 0:17:24Playing that day was a young Alan Curtis. The game ended two-two. He
0:17:24 > 0:17:32remembers it fondly. Anfield still is now one of these
0:17:32 > 0:17:36iconic grounds. It was one of the first games to play Liverpool.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40Certainly at Anfield, a tremendous occasion. Fortunately, on the day,
0:17:40 > 0:17:44we actually performed to a reasonable standard.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Swansea City players training today. Brendan Rogers says playing
0:17:47 > 0:17:54Liverpool tomorrow will be special and he says this is the level he
0:17:54 > 0:17:58wants his players to be at Week In Week Out.
0:17:58 > 0:18:04The players are obviously looking forward to coming to the big
0:18:04 > 0:18:10grounds and going and performing. It is a brilliant occasion, and
0:18:10 > 0:18:14field, as everyone knows, is a real stadium that is renowned trout the
0:18:14 > 0:18:17world. It is one we are really looking forward to going and
0:18:17 > 0:18:20playing and hopefully getting a result.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24Wales internationals still have a presence at the Reds. It is now
0:18:24 > 0:18:29home to Craig Bellamy. He says he is proud of what Swansea are
0:18:29 > 0:18:34achieving in the Premier League. For me I feel the Premiership would
0:18:34 > 0:18:39be a better place with Swansea in it. The way they go about it and
0:18:39 > 0:18:44with me being Welsh, I'm Cardiff. Would I prefer to see Cardiff doing
0:18:44 > 0:18:48it? Of course I would. At the same time, I am Welsh. Following Swansea
0:18:48 > 0:18:52and seeing how Swansea go about it makes me proud.
0:18:52 > 0:18:581990 was the last time Swansea City faced Liverpool. It was a third
0:18:58 > 0:19:04round FA Cup replay at Anfield. They lost 8-0 that day, thanks in
0:19:04 > 0:19:07part two of Ian Rush. 20 years on, the class of 2011 are out to show
0:19:07 > 0:19:15they belong in the Premier League and can compete at the highest
0:19:15 > 0:19:18level. Aaron Ramsey has responded for the
0:19:19 > 0:19:28first time since he was pictured in a Team GB touch. This is what he
0:19:29 > 0:19:30
0:19:30 > 0:19:34As the debate over whether Welsh players should be allowed to play
0:19:34 > 0:19:39in the GB team, Gary Speed has named his 24 man squad for the
0:19:39 > 0:19:43friendly against Norway a week tomorrow. There is a recall for
0:19:43 > 0:19:49Robert Earnshaw, despite his thigh strain. More from Craig Bellamy as
0:19:49 > 0:19:54you saw him earlier on Sport Wales tonight. Radio Wales has a special
0:19:54 > 0:19:59programme debating the whole Team GB football issue. Back Paste
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Special is at 8:30am tomorrow. Cardiff City have fitness concerns
0:20:02 > 0:20:07ahead of tomorrow's game against Crystal Palace who are a place
0:20:07 > 0:20:12above them in the table. They are assessing David Marshall, who came
0:20:12 > 0:20:16off in their win over Derby. Malky Mackay is hoping the side can build
0:20:16 > 0:20:20on recent good form. They are currently 5th in the championship
0:20:20 > 0:20:25table. I know how much work they are
0:20:25 > 0:20:32putting in at Crystal Palace. They have also got the experience of an
0:20:32 > 0:20:36ex Cardiff City manager. He is a good man and someone who had given
0:20:36 > 0:20:39them a lot of his experience. A good management team there. I wish
0:20:39 > 0:20:42them all the best, apart from tomorrow.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46Let us head back to the torrential rain at Rodney Parade which could
0:20:46 > 0:20:50spoil the weekend's double Welsh derby. The Ospreys welcome the
0:20:50 > 0:20:54Scarlets tomorrow but first, kick off for the Dragons against the
0:20:55 > 0:21:00Blues is due to be at 7pm but right now we don't know if the game is
0:21:00 > 0:21:03going ahead. Let us go live to Rodney Parade. Nice to see you
0:21:03 > 0:21:07drive. I understand the pitch is pretty waterlogged. Is it going
0:21:07 > 0:21:11ahead? The situation here at Rodney Parade
0:21:11 > 0:21:15is uncertain. You can probably see behind me that the ground staff are
0:21:15 > 0:21:18working to try and clear some of the surface water. We have had
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Monsoon like conditions for the last few hours in Newport and it
0:21:21 > 0:21:25looked as though the game would be called off. Nigel Owens, the
0:21:25 > 0:21:30referee, has arrived. He is inspecting the pitch and the call
0:21:31 > 0:21:36will rest with him. It is all to do with players' safety. Dragons coast
0:21:36 > 0:21:43Darren Edwards once the game to go ahead. One option is to push back
0:21:43 > 0:21:47the kick-off to 7:30pm. That is looking more likely. I am joined by
0:21:47 > 0:21:51Richard Parkes, Kingsley Jones and Tom Shanklin. Congratulations on
0:21:51 > 0:21:54your achievements this year. You have seen some extreme conditions
0:21:54 > 0:21:58in your travels. How does this compare?
0:21:58 > 0:22:04I have seen some extreme environments and this is pretty
0:22:04 > 0:22:08close to the jungles of Indonesia. It is a massive game and a lot of
0:22:08 > 0:22:12the World Cup stars are back. The Pro12 kicking of tonight. This is
0:22:12 > 0:22:17hugely frustrating for the coaches? It is. I can understand Darren
0:22:17 > 0:22:21Edwards wanting to play this. They had a tough game in Italy and had a
0:22:21 > 0:22:24hiding last week and they want to put that right. It is the opening
0:22:24 > 0:22:28of the new stand here at Rodney Parade tonight. Many reasons to
0:22:28 > 0:22:32want to get the game going. We have seen the players in the
0:22:32 > 0:22:37tunnel. Massively frustrating for them could rack it is.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41As a player, you probably look at the water and think it is too much.
0:22:41 > 0:22:46Saying that, speaking these -- Kingsley Jones did spot a rainbow
0:22:46 > 0:22:51earlier. It is like trying to empty it for
0:22:51 > 0:22:56Bath with a teacup. The situation looking increasingly
0:22:56 > 0:23:01uncertain but fingers crossed it will go ahead. Join us at 7pm for
0:23:01 > 0:23:05Scrum V Live. We will have the score in the
0:23:05 > 0:23:08evening bulletin if it goes ahead. This weekend, many of you will be
0:23:08 > 0:23:12out enjoying the fireworks. Hopefully the weather stays drive.
0:23:12 > 0:23:17On the eve of Bonfire Night, there are calls for Chinese lanterns to
0:23:17 > 0:23:19be banned. Flintshire council, backed with the
0:23:19 > 0:23:25North Wales Fire Authority, says they are dangerous and are calling
0:23:25 > 0:23:30on the government to ban them. They are the latest craze to make a
0:23:30 > 0:23:34wedding day or Bonfire Night Extra Special. A symbol of Good Hope and
0:23:34 > 0:23:38prosperity. Chinese lanterns have the potential to cause serious
0:23:39 > 0:23:42injury. The family of one of those wanting to see them banned narrowly
0:23:42 > 0:23:47avoided an accident during a holiday in Gwynedd.
0:23:47 > 0:23:53I heard a lot of screaming and shouting. My daughter had been to
0:23:53 > 0:23:57the toilet with her mum. She was running down 30 yards, screaming.
0:23:57 > 0:24:03What it was in the distance was a Chinese lantern heading for the
0:24:03 > 0:24:08tent. It hit the tent, the flames. She pulled it off. If she hadn't
0:24:08 > 0:24:12have got it, those two little boys were inside. With the tent, how
0:24:12 > 0:24:17quickly it would have taken hold, I don't know. It could have been a
0:24:17 > 0:24:22very, very bad accident. This little boy wasn't so lucky. He
0:24:22 > 0:24:25was burnt at a bonfire party in Wrexham last year. He has now
0:24:25 > 0:24:30recovered and while his mother campaigns for a ban, farmers here
0:24:30 > 0:24:35are also convert -- also concerned about the effects lanterns are
0:24:35 > 0:24:41having on the land and livestock. This man farms in North Wales and
0:24:41 > 0:24:48is worried about the cost on cattle. My biggest concern is injury to
0:24:48 > 0:24:52animals with that final of wire which carries it. If it falls, we
0:24:52 > 0:24:56have find bits of wire in the field. Chinese lanterns are a cheap
0:24:56 > 0:25:03alternative to fireworks, you can buy one for less than a pound. You
0:25:03 > 0:25:12won't find any year in this Italianate village.
0:25:13 > 0:25:18Some of these buildings have areas of scientific interest. In general,
0:25:18 > 0:25:22they are not easy to control. This comes on the eve of one of the
0:25:22 > 0:25:25busiest nights for police and the fire service. Between Hallowe'en
0:25:25 > 0:25:29and Bonfire Night last year, there were more than 500 calls to
0:25:29 > 0:25:33officers asking them to deal with anti-social behaviour. This year,
0:25:33 > 0:25:37police have launched a campaign launched at clamping down on those
0:25:37 > 0:25:44who put lives at risk. Wet weather at Rodney Parade
0:25:45 > 0:25:48It has been a wet afternoon across much of Wales. Lots of surface
0:25:48 > 0:25:53water around. The radar picture shows heavy showers near the border.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57We saw the pitch at Rodney Parade. Localised flooding in Newport where
0:25:57 > 0:26:00we have the brighter green colours. Very unsettled. We can be
0:26:00 > 0:26:05cautiously optimistic about the weekend. It is looking largely dry
0:26:05 > 0:26:08with some sunshine, turning cooler. The chart shows low pressure
0:26:08 > 0:26:14dominating our weather at the moment, making things very
0:26:14 > 0:26:18changeable. France -- France trying to push in from France. The
0:26:18 > 0:26:22heaviest of the showers should be this evening, Clearing north
0:26:22 > 0:26:26eastwards to leave drier conditions overnight. The warmth will radiate
0:26:26 > 0:26:31away and it will be a chilly night with temperatures down to six
0:26:31 > 0:26:36Celsius. A few early mist and fog patches tomorrow morning and a
0:26:36 > 0:26:39largely dry day with sunny spells. Turning cloudy through the south-
0:26:39 > 0:26:44east through the afternoon with an outside chance of drizzle. More
0:26:44 > 0:26:48than a winds making it feel cooler. Top temperatures 14 Celsius. For
0:26:48 > 0:26:53Bonfire Night, it should stay dry for most of us but with a small
0:26:53 > 0:26:57risk of drizzle in south-east Wales. It is largely dry on Sunday but
0:26:57 > 0:27:02brightest in the West. Cloudier in the east and cooler with
0:27:02 > 0:27:06temperatures of 10-12 Celsius nearer the seasonal average. As the
0:27:06 > 0:27:11winds continue to bring in cold air from the North, we keep the cooling
0:27:11 > 0:27:14trend into next week and it is remaining unsettled.
0:27:14 > 0:27:19Looks like the sparklers will stay alight.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23Tonight's main headline: French President Nicolas Sarkozy has
0:27:23 > 0:27:27closed the summit of the G20 with a pledge they will fight to defend
0:27:27 > 0:27:33Europe and the euro. That is Wales Today. We will have